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Interview with Terry Polchies

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Identifier
NA 3654 (local)
Date
2008 (Date created)
Summary
Terry Polchies interviewed by David Slagger on May 27, 2008, concerning the 1980 Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act. Involvement with the Maliseet; Chamber; Alden; Reagan’s political slant; Edmund Muskie; Bryson’s Flat; relationship of lawyers to tribes; desperation to settle; cultural effect of Settlement Act; loss of Maliseet language; Andrea Bear Nicholas; fairness of Settlement Act; intervention of Feds; Claire Sabbatus; Jim Tomah; Al Sabbatus; possible effects of renegotiation; story of Don Gellers’ disappearance; Rod Hoffman; state trooper George Mitchell; signing of treaty at White House; photo with President Carter; reaction in court. Transcript: 15 pp. Recording: CD2140 32 min. Paper: ANT 490 (Summary of Interview) 2 pp.
Creator and/or Contributor
Terry Polchies (creator), David Slagger (contributor)
Language
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Other Subject Headings
1980 Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act. Involvement with the Maliseet; Chamber; Alden; Reagan’s political slant; (Local)
Materials Designation
sound discs (CD)
manuscripts
Related Entities:
Terry Polchies (creator)